the good life or "el buen vivir"
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Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
“The Good Life” or El Buen Vivir: A North-South Binary of Sustainability and Conservation.
Larry M Frolich, Ph.D.Miami Dade CollegeWolfson Campus, Natural SciencesFulbright Scholar, Ecuador, 2011www.LarryFrolich.com
Esmeralda Guevara, Ph.D.PUCE-SI
Ibarra-Ecuadorwww.esmeche.com
PRESENTATION VENUE:INDIGENOUS REVIVAL AND
SACRED SITES CONSERVATIONAn international State-of-the-Art Conference.
April 5-7, 2012http://geog.ggy.uga.edu/labs/
Sponsored by:
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
Lewis Thomas
1978
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El Buen Vivir “The Good Life”
0 1binaries
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El Buen Vivir“The Good Life”
The Transfer of Ideas
Technology and
ValuesInternational Futures Forum
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What sustains us?
• El Buen Vivir• Eduardo Gudynas, Alberto Acosta:
Sumak Kawsay--A relation with Pachamama
• Max-Neef—nine basic human needs
How do we sustain the earth?• not with “The Good Life”• Reduce,Reuse,Recycle• Herman Daly—the Earth
is a limiting factor
El Buen Vivir “The Good Life”SUSTAINABILITY
subsistenceprotection
affectionunderstanding
participationleisure
creationIdentity
freedom
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Criar = nourish Raise or bring up = levantarEl Buen Vivir “The Good Life”
CHILD-RAISINGWhat is more fundamental to sustainability (and the future) than how we raise our children?
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
Energy and Birth Rates: A biological principle
(Melanie Moses & James Brown, 2000)
Nat
ality
/Birt
h R
ate
(BR
)
Primates
Size of individual/Energy Use
monkey
humanmetabolic
human extra-metabolic
60 kg 130 WBR = 7
30,000 kg 10,000 WBR < 2
10 kg 20 WBR = 12
Mammals
mouse
elephant
0.05 kg 0.2 WBR = 100
5000 kg 1200 WBR = 4
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Data from Moses & Brown (2000)
Energy and Birth Rates: A biological principle
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
DEMOGRAPHICS
HIGH ENERGY USE• Population
Decline• Examples: Italy,
Greece, Spain, Suburban U.S.
• Sustainability means not “The Good Life”
LOW ENERGY USE• Population
Increase• Examples:
Ecuador, Latino U.S.
• Sustainability means El Buen Vivir
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
Criar = nourish Raise or bring up = levantarEl Buen Vivir “The Good Life”
CHILD-RAISINGWhat is more fundamental to sustainability (and the future) than how we raise our children?The binary calls for balance:
A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE is a balance in this binary(which means balance in power use)
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
Criar = nourish Raise or bring up = levantarEl Buen Vivir “The Good Life”
CHILD-RAISINGWhat is more fundamental to sustainability (and the future) than how we raise our children?The binary calls for balance:
• High-Technology• High Energy Use• Low Fertility means
population in decline• Child-raising is “growing
up” to be independent
• Low-Technology• Low Energy Use• High Fertility means
population increase• Child-raising is criar,
nourish, dependence on family
A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE is a balance in this binary(which means balance in power use)
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
El Buen Vivir “The Good Life”CONSERVATION
What will be the approach to conservation?HIGH-TECH, HIGH-ENERGY-USE
INDEPENDENT CHILD• Sacred means spirited by
“God,” not people• “Natural” refers to an area or a
park without people• “The Good Life” means
backpacking into a natural or “wilderness” area
• LNT: “Leave No Trace” philosophy
LOW-TECH, LOW-ENERGY-USE FAMILY CHILD
• Sacred means religious and spirited by people
• World is composed of bio-cultural land- or life-scapes.
• “El Buen Vivir” means living in the place and in the moment.
• All are Welcome—Bienvenidos!
Esmeralda Guevara, Larry M Frolich
El Buen Vivir “The Good Life”CONSERVATION
What will be the approach to conservation?HIGH-TECH, HIGH-ENERGY-USE
INDEPENDENT CHILD• Sacred means spirited by
“God,” not people• “Natural” refers to an area or a
park without people• “The Good Life” means
backpacking into a natural or “wilderness” area
• LNT: “Leave No Trace” philosophy
LOW-TECH, LOW-ENERGY-USE FAMILY CHILD
• Sacred means religious and spirited by people
• World is composed of bio-cultural land- or life-scapes.
• “El Buen Vivir” means living in the place and in the moment.
• All are Welcome—Bienvenidos!
National Parkway of life
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El Buen Vivir “The Good Life”WHAT IS NEEDED? Reverse transference
IDEAS• People are Sacred• BioCultural Life-Scape
VALUES• Family• Children• Conversation• Togetherness
TECHNOLOGIES• Home-grown• Artesanal
IDEAS• Sacredness of Nature• Wilderness Areas
VALUES• Stability• Independence• Self-Motivated• Consume Media
TECHNOLOGIES• Digital• Bio-Engineering
integrate
integrate
integrate
historically dominates
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Thank You’s
and Propaganda
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